Moisture-proof case for insulated wires.



A. L. JOYNES. MOISTURE PROOF CASE F03 INSULATBD WIRES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1906.

Patented 001'.. 6, 1908.

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ADRIAN L. .IOYNES, OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TOCHARLES MEYERS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MOISTURE-PROOF CASE FOR INSULATED WIRES.

Specification-of Letters Patent.

. Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

Application filed June 4i, 1906.- Serial No. 320,004.

To all 'whom it may concern-f f ,B e it known that I, ADRIAN'LEO JornEs, a Acitizen of the United States, residing in Paducah, in the countyof McCracken and Stat-e of Kentucky have invented certain new and usefulImproveniients in Mpisture Proof Cases for Insulated Wires, of which thefollloivingis a full, clear, and exact description,

rreference V being vhad to the accompanyingv drawings,forming part ofthis s eeification. My invention relates to moisture-proof .l loutleteases for covering parts of cables of i to provide a nioisture-proofcase that can be electrical conducting wires where the lead armor hasbeen renioved oris absent thereby rlea ving the wires exposed, and partor all of the wires are spliced, and has for its object f reasilyapplied oi' installed andthe cable introduced'thereinto withouttlie'necessityot' 2() lcut-tingtlie wires in the said cable until 'theyare needed for connection to wires 1n other cables enteringthe sainecase.

Another 4object of iiiy invention to provide a case which can be readilyopened and `closed for the purpose of connecting or disconnecting any oithe wires entering the case in one or inore cables.

' i Figure I is a longitudinal section of my s ease and showinginsulatedwires therein in 3o l i line II-II, Fig. I.

elevation.' Fig. Il is across section taken on Fig. IIIv 1s a.perspective view of the sectional washer used in niy case.

\ "A represents Wiresof electrical conducting wire cables and B theusual sheathing er [armor confining the wires iii series and which ispreferably of lead.

1 designates asul'iporting ring, screw i threaded internally and forminga part of or `supported by any suitable means, such for i rino' l.

`instance as a bracket 2, by which it niay be pole, the wall of abuildiiigor El designates a sleeve .provided with an extei-nal i'iiiilland an internal ledge 5 located inti'irnied'iate. ot' its ends, thesleeve being f screw threaded externally at both sides of `its externalrim. The inner end of said sleeve istitted interioi'ly ofA thesupporting y() *designates a collar screw threaded internally at `itsinner end for engagement with i the outer v end ot' the sleeve Il.'Sockets 7 are provided inthe collar for the reception ot' a l spannel'to turn the collar in applying it to orreinoviiig it troni the sleeveSi. y

tions of which are provided with nia-telling Yrecesses to receive thewire inclosing sheath- 'ings B.' This washer isfseated on the internalledge 5- of the sleeve 3 and its utility will be hereinafter mentioned.A

l5 designates a gasket which is seated between the outer end of thesleeve 3 and the internal shouldert) of the collar G and serves toexclude any moisture frein the interior of the hood 12. i

In putting my nioistiireproof case Iinto condition` for service thesupporting ring l' is suitably mounted upon a pole, Wall of ay buildingor other object that is to serve as a support therefor, the manner ofmounting said supporting ring being preferably that ot' using thebracket which is connected to the supporting object by screws, bolts orother suitable nieans. Previous to or after the mounting-oi thesupporting ring l the sleeve tl is set into said ring iii suchniai'iiicr vthat its riin t rests upon the top of the ring while thesleeve is connected to the ring by the screw threads of said parts.t'roiii portions of which the sheathing or arinor is absent are thenpassed through the sleeve 3 in order that the exposed wires may' extendbeyond' the outer end of the sleeve while the slieatliiiigs of thecables oc upy the space within the sleeve and terminate beyond the outerend ot said sleeve as illustrated in Fie. I. The cables iiiay, asillustrated, terminate beyond the outer eiid of the sleeve, or they maybe siinply looped at this location to be cut at a later time when it.inay be desired to splice the wires of other cables thereto. After theeablesliave been positioned as stated, the sectional washer 14 isintroduced into the sleeve 3 and deposited on the internal led re 5 ofsaid sleeve for the purpose of providing thebottoin of a cup within theouter portion of the sleeve and through which the cable sheathingsextend. Molten sot'tmetal, such as solder is then in trodueed into theeu p 't'ornied as stated, and as the sections of the washer 1.4 fitsnugly to the sheathings otfthecables due to the presence of theinatchiug'recesses in said see- The, cables l .tions, the moltenmetalli-.is upheld and by -V hardening within the sleve Kforms a solidbody 1G around theoable sheathings that serves to efectually prevent thepassage of nl oisture through the sleeve from its inner end to its outerend. The hood "i2 of the ease is then applied to the outer end of theSleeve 3 by threading the collar 6 by which it is carried ont-o saidsleeve. and.' screwing it tightly home7 with the result; of causing the-hood to inclose the unsheathed Wires of the cables to be protected andprevent the access of moisture theretm For thepurpose of affordingsecurity against the ingress of moisture to the interior of the hoodthrough the joint between the collar of the hood and the sleeve to whichsaid collar is fitted, the -=gasket l5 oit rubber or other suitableniaterial is interposed between the outer end of `the sleeve and theshoulder 9 of the collar 6. The various members of my moisture proofease may be constructed of any deeoose sirable material, metal beingpreferabl used, and the hood l2 of the case being pre erablyof lead. y

I claim In a moisture-proof Wire oase, a bracket provided with asupporting ring screwthreaded internally, a sleeve screw-threadedexternally at both of its ends and fitted at one end into saidsupporting ring and having intermediate of its screw-threadsan externalrim and interiorthereof a ledge, a hood having screw-threaded connectionwith the end of said sleeve opposite that tted to said supporting` ringand' adapted to rest on said external rim, and a sectional Washeradapted to rest on said ledge and having its mating edges recessed,substantially as set forth.

A. L. JOYNES. ln presence of- -A y H. F. SINGLETON, EARLE JoYNEs.

